Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district
In office March 13, 2014 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by
Bill Young
Succeeded by
Charlie Crist
Personal details
Born
David Wilson Jolly
(1972-10-31) October 31, 1972 (age 51) Dunedin, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Forward (2022–present)
Other political affiliations
Republican (before 2018) Independent (2018–2020) Serve America Movement (2020–2022)
Spouse(s)
Carrie Jolly
(m. 1999; div. 2014)
Laura Donahoe
(m. 2015)
Education
Emory University (BA) George Mason University (JD)
Website
House website (archived)
David Wilson Jolly (born October 31, 1972) is an American attorney, former lobbyist, and formerly Republican politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district (Pinellas County) from 2014 to 2017. Having served as general counsel to his predecessor, Republican Bill Young,[1] Jolly won a January 2014 special election for Young's seat.[2] He was reelected in November 2014[3] but was defeated in 2016 by Democrat Charlie Crist. After leaving office, Jolly became a prominent Republican critic of President Donald Trump.[4][5][6] In September 2018, Jolly announced he had left the Republican Party.[7]
^"Rick Baker won't run for Young's seat, but David Jolly will". Tampa Bay Times. November 2, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
^Bradshaw, Kate (March 11, 2014). "David Jolly takes District 13 election". St. Petersburg Tribune. Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^"Florida Election Results". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
^"Former Rep. David Jolly soaks up exposure as Republican critical of Trump". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^"David Jolly tougher on Donald Trump than Charlie Crist". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^Jolly, David (July 5, 2017). "Former GOP congressman: Just ignore this President". CNN. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
^Hipes, Patrick (October 5, 2018). "Ex-GOP Rep. David Jolly Tells Bill Maher He's Left The Republican Party". Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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